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Saltydog is back at the Paddle for HighKey Mondays! Let’s shake a little something and see if the floorboards still hold up. They’ll be laying it on thick every Monday for the month of February with special guests, keeping the vibes tight and the limbs loose as a country goose. Special Guests: 2/2 Four Mile Portage 2/9 Jon Edwards 2/16 Skarlett Wood 2/23 Coyote + Jonny Castle B-Day Deets: Free Show 6-9pm $4 Light Lagers Positive vibes galore
Celebrate Valentines Day in the language of love <3 Water Cat is a Franco-American duo with a sweet, stompy, and eclectic sound. Consisting of lead vocalist Emma Musto and multi-instrumentalist Henry Bullard, Water Cat can take you from original songs on the resonator guitar to Nirvana on the banjo to Edith Piaf, to West Africa and back. Water Cat will keep you on your toes, off your seat, and with a smile on your face.
Jen West is a musician from Duluth Minnesota. Her tunes range from happy go lucky to introspective and heartfelt melodies. She released her most recent single “The Scale” in April and is set to release one more single soon – ahead of a full length album! When not playing solo you can catch her singing harmonies with Woodblind ska. No Cover | All Ages | Family Friendly
BIG INTO is a Twin Cities based trio featuring guitarist/vocalist Jozef Conaway, drummer/vocalist Curtis Kraft Mattson, and Duluth bassist David Mold. The band blends space rock textures, sharp punk leaning rhythms, and exploratory lyricism into a groove forward sound that is both expansive and controlled, drawing comparisons to Talking Heads for its rhythmic complexity and dance friendly sensibility. The Draco Volans are an Indie Rock trio from Duluth, MN. Catchy, guitar-driven tunes come courtesy of Austin Korkowski on Vocals/Bass, Chris Burgan on Guitar, and Antonio Davis on Drums. The Leave Alones are a 4 man garage band spawned from the misery and mediocrity of the 5 day work week. These guys just want to rock again, and they want you to rock with them. Featuring loads of loud sounds, snarky remarks , and self deprication for your listening pleasure.
From Neighborhood Youth Services: “Back by popular demand! Due to the success of the first nonprofit mixer, we’ve decided to put on a second one! With the Super Bowl about a month away, we’d like to invite all local nonprofits and community partners to our first annual Nonprofit Super Bowl Mixer! This event will be held at The Caddy Shack Indoor Golf & Pub on Feb. 8th, starting at 5pm through the end of the game. There will be food and drink specials for purchase, games, prizes and more! We definitely hope to see you there!”
Come to Sacred Heart Music Center on Saturday morning, February 7, 2026 from 10:00-11:30 am for an interactive program that features Sacred Heart Music Center’s historic Felgemaker pipe organ. This program is free and geared towards younger children (K-5th grade). The morning activities will include: listening to music from the movie How to Train Your Dragon played on the historic Felgemaker pipe organ which was built in 1898, seeing live bearded dragons courtesy of the Lake Superior Zoo Education Department, seeing up close how a pipe organ works by experiencing an Orgelkids miniature organ, eating animal crackers and juice. The event is free. All children must be accompanied by an adult.